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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $186.14/cwt ≈ $771/hd at 414 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.61/cwt +9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 359 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.28/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 540 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 626 483
Feeder cattle 270 568 448
Slaughter cattle 55 49 35
Replacement cattle 10 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
457–475 466 6 168.00–182.00 $176.35 $822 —
525–535 530 2 164.00–178.00 $170.93 $906 +1.42
555–595 568 10 170.00–173.50 $172.28 $979 +2.28
605–638 623 10 159.00–162.00 $160.27 $998 -3.16
735–746 744 10 137.00–148.50 $142.11 $1,057 +1.40
783–791 787 6 135.50–136.50 $136.00 $1,070 -0.99
807 807 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,089 -2.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
425 425 2 172.00 $172.00 $731 —
695 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 -5.00
705 705 2 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 136.00 $136.00 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
235 235 1 179.00 $179.00 $421 —
282–291 288 7 168.00–174.00 $172.32 $496 +14.32
310–340 328 3 170.00–178.00 $174.61 $573 +13.87
350–380 359 13 162.00–181.00 $169.61 $609 +17.04
403–430 416 7 154.00–166.00 $156.37 $650 —
455–495 476 7 153.00–165.00 $157.53 $750 -4.61
515–530 522 3 142.00–155.00 $147.94 $772 -2.91
548 value added 548 7 157.00 $157.00 $860 —
551–590 562 5 138.00–149.00 $144.04 $810 -0.22
642 642 5 137.00 $137.00 $880 -1.48
680–691 689 10 125.00–129.00 $128.21 $883 -8.74
725–740 733 6 125.00–127.50 $125.91 $923 -7.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 364 4 140.00–150.00 $144.14 $525 -0.86
405–415 410 5 134.00–152.00 $146.00 $599 +1.00
455–495 473 4 136.00–148.00 $143.54 $679 -0.59
555–595 578 4 125.00–140.00 $133.36 $771 -0.25
615–638 630 6 125.00–128.00 $125.98 $794 -2.05
677 677 2 120.00 $120.00 $812 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 205.00 $205.00 $594 —
305–342 328 5 175.00–180.00 $177.31 $582 —
362 362 2 192.50 $192.50 $697 -17.50
401–445 414 17 173.00–194.50 $186.14 $771 —
522–545 531 4 164.00–168.00 $165.28 $878 +11.95
555–590 574 5 149.00–168.00 $155.34 $892 -3.12
610–633 628 5 143.00–146.50 $145.82 $916 +4.22
855 855 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 178.00 $178.00 $466 +14.00
305–327 323 5 169.00–170.00 $169.19 $546 —
382 382 2 174.00 $174.00 $665 +10.00
440 440 1 166.00 $166.00 $730 —
450–460 457 3 155.00–169.00 $159.60 $729 +4.60
595 595 1 146.00 $146.00 $869 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1365 1280 75-80% 2 75.00–75.50 $75.23 $963 —
1185–1815 1388 75-80% 11 77.00–85.50 $81.55 $1,132 —
1340–1530 1435 75-80% 3 89.00–90.00 $89.51 $1,284 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 69.50 $69.50 $740 —
1010–1325 1166 80-85% 8 77.50–83.00 $79.75 $930 —
1150–1295 1223 80-85% 2 86.50–90.50 $88.62 $1,084 +20.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–880 838 85-90% 2 60.00–65.00 $62.63 $525 —
840–1135 964 85-90% 4 70.00–72.50 $71.15 $686 —
975 975 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,066 +14.88
1530–2075 1803 2 102.00–109.00 $104.97 $1,893 —
1640–1905 1815 3 114.00–117.00 $115.65 $2,099 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 128.50 $128.50 $698 —
670 670 2 123.00 $123.00 $824 —
727 727 2 114.00 $114.00 $829 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.